Hugo Chavez Archives - Solidarity (Ireland)

The fate of half-revolutions – lessons of Chavismo

By Darragh O’Dwyer The neoliberal nightmare set loose on Latin America in the 1980s was particularly brutal in Venezuela. Successive waves of IMF-mandated austerity led to the devaluation of the currency by 100% and a surge in poverty. But in 1989, popular

Jan 19, 2026

International capitalism rallies behind Venezuela’s right-wing opposition leader

From editorial of the The Socialist, paper of the Socialist Party in England and Wales The social, political and economic crisis which is currently rocking Venezuela poses crucial questions and lessons for socialists and the international working class. It is also a

Feb 6, 2019

Theory & History

The Chavista movement & the struggle for socialist change

Over the last number of days it has become clear that that the Trump regime and US imperialism are seeking to overthrow the Presidency of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela by recognising the President of the Venezuelan National Assembly, Juan Guaido. This is

Jan 23, 2019

Venezuela: the capitalist offensive – has socialism failed?

By Tony Saunois (Secretary of the Committee for a Workers International (CWI), the international socialist organisation to which the Socialist Party in Ireland is affiliated) An international campaign by capitalist politicians and media has been unleashed against president Nicolás Maduro’s Venezuelan government.

Sep 15, 2017

Hugo Chavez

The fate of half-revolutions – lessons of Chavismo

International capitalism rallies behind Venezuela’s right-wing opposition leader

The Chavista movement & the struggle for socialist change

Venezuela: the capitalist offensive – has socialism failed?

Socialist Alternative – Marxist journal of Solidarity

Divide & Rule pamphlet by Peter Hadden